Joining Karats to Riches in 2010, Milvie M. and Jobie P. of DC have experienced the roller coaster of a ride we all face in the gold business. Through the ups and the downs they have never let their head hang low. Their perseverance and hard work continues to make them some of Karats to Riches most successful representatives. They provided us with a testimonial discussing how they continue to thrive in these tough economic times.  We are very thankful for their dedication and to have them apart of the K2R team.  Thanks Milvie and Jobie!

Why we persevere, we think, is a mixture of love for what we do, hard work, and some luck to try and get into new networks. Once we are there we always try and keep our party’s fun. We also make sure we are always upfront with our guests — trust is a very important thing.  Making the guests feel comfortable is very crucial.  Satisfied guests are excited to tell the world all about Karats to Riches Gold Parties!

Ensuring host satisfaction is essential. Karats to Riches has great party hosting benefits, making it easy for us as reps. We always take every opportunity to emphasize the benefits of hosting and attending our gold parties. This excites people to host their own. Gaining our host’s trust and confidence encourages them to share their wonderful experience of hosting a gold party to all of their friends.

Most of all, we always thank God for all the abundant blessings He has bestowed upon our family and us .

The Varsity and JV dance teams from Civic Memorial High School (The Pazzazz Dance Team) and parents would like to thank Karats to Riches for the great fundraiser held at our high school last night.  Our competative dance teams hold fundraisers throughout the year to raise enough money to compete across the state of IL as we receive no money from our school in doing so.  Needless to say, we are always looking for cost effective and successful events.  This was by far the easiest and most cost effective event for our booser club.  Our team managed to raise $1,750 and earn 2 Ipads in doing so.  We are going to raffle the Ipads off to help generate additional funds.  I also believe 5 additional parties were booked through our event.

Once again, we would like to thank you for providing us with a successful staff and event.

Thank you!

Calvin S. and Craig W.

Varsity Coaches Pazzazz Dance Team

Civic Memorial High School

Bethalto, IL

If you read our blog, you would have known that in January we ran a special internal event called our “January Month of Giving”, where we donated a percentage of all our earnings to the Children’s Center of Cebu.

Earlier today we received a thank you card from them with this great picture. I wanted to share it with all of you because it was the combined effort of our fantastic reps, hosts, and guests that allowed us to make this donation and help these wonderful children.

Thank you!!

Cindy B. has been a great east coast hostess for us, and has organized two Gold Party fundraisers.  She recently provided us with a testimonial discussing her experiences with Karats to Riches Gold Parties.  Thanks Cindy!

I had never heard about a Gold Party, much less attend one. However a few months ago a friend of mine was hosting a Gold Party with Karats to Riches, and giving a portion of the proceeds to Breast Cancer Research. I thought it was a great cause so I decided to attend the party. I was pretty sure I didn’t have much gold to sell, just a few stray single earrings, a couple of charms from an old 80′s bracelet and a few other broken pieces. I never imagined I would have had $450 in old gold. I am also not one to host an at-home party, but that night, I decided to book a Gold Party at my home to celebrate the end of the school year.

I had been thinking about how this type of party would make an excellent fundraiser for various organizations. I had several conversations with other people telling them how great I thought it could be for them. I wasn’t even thinking about a Gold Party as a fundraiser for our school; until someone else at the party mentioned it to Rick. And that is all it took. Rick provided me with great background information on how much our school could expect to earn, I was able to get an approval from our principal and the rest is history. In a very short period of time, we sent home flyers and communicated to parents through email and our automated phone system.

We combined the Gold Party with another one of our fundraisers so that people who were already attending the other event, could just step out for a few moments into another room and sell their gold. We had a great turnout and generated a huge buzz when people realized how their old, broken, unused or unwanted jewelry could be turned into a significant amount of cash — just in time for the holidays! Of course there were people who were a little skeptical at first because they were unfamiliar with Gold Parties, but after speaking to so many who did sell, they were upset that they didn’t bring their Gold. But not to worry, Karats to Riches helped us raise over $3,000 for our school and we have decided to have another party just 5 months after the original party! So anyone who missed out on the fun the first time, can be part of the excitement this time!

It has been a great experience working with Karats to Riches. They have been extraordinarily fair, generous, honest, polite, responsive and just a pleasure to work with from the outset. The parties are so easy to run and we keep earning money for our school because for every additional party booked from our fundraiser, the school receives 5% off the proceeds of that party!

Here at Karats to Riches we wanted to wish the most sincere Happy Holidays to everyone we have been fortunate enough to meet and socialize with in the past year.

Specifically, our very loyal and charming team of Party Representatives across the country. We love you!

Also, our party hosts. Without you we are nothing.

Finally, all the great charity organizations and schools we were able to help support through fundraisers throughout 2010. Happy holidays!

We look forward to working with you and with all the great new people we hope to meet in 2011!

In another installment of our semi-regular feature of our Reps and Hostesses we profile Janet M, a Karats to Riches all-star Rep.  Our Testimonial series is meant to answer questions to those who may be considering hosting a party or becoming a Rep, and also to profile the incredible people that work here.  Thanks for telling your story Janet!

“My name is Janet and I’m a Karats to Riches rep in the LA area. I’m married and I havea son in college and a daughter in high school. I’ve lived in Southern California all my life, and I love to go to the beach, bake, read and ride my bike. I’ve been a gold rep withKarats to Riches since August and I absolutely love my new job!

I had been searching for a job that would provide supplemental income for my family when I attended my first gold party. After hosting one of my own and attending a couple more (Joe was the rep at the parties) I decided I would love to do what Joe was doing, and become a rep.

I’m not a sales person at all, and have, in the past, failed miserably at trying to be one with another company that also does home parties. That’s what I love about being a gold rep: There’s nothing to sell except the idea of making more money! Everybody wins at a gold party, so it’s very natural to share my excitement about Karats to Riches with people who attend my parties.

The additional income has been a blessing, and my goal is to become a member of the 24 Karat Club, and soon! I’m very motivated to grow my business, and I have appreciated the support, kindness and professionalism of Joe, Rick and Crystal. I look forward to a bright future with Karats to Riches!”

If you live in the LA region and are interested in booking a party with Janet, just click here to book a gold party and mention that you want Janet!